Tennessee mother accused of using own daughters to make child porn

HAMPTON, TN (News Sentinel) - A Carter County woman faces federal and state charges for allegedly using her own children to make child pornography.

Crystal Renee Dawn Poore, 32, of Hampton, TN, has been indicted on federal charges of sexual exploitation of children and state charges including aggravated child rape and incest.

The federal indictment, unsealed this week in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, alleges Poore used her daughters, ages 2, 6, and 8 to create child pornography images "that have been mailed, shipped and transported" to others.

According to the Carter County Sheriff's Office, the girls' father, who was not identified, was unaware of Poore's alleged abuse of the children. Authorities were alerted about the case by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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